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Today is Inauguration Day, when President-elect Donald Trump officially succeeds President Joe Biden. As befits a quarter-millennium-old culture, there will be plenty of pomp and ceremony. Here’s what you want to know.
Inauguration day takes place every four years, on January 20 or January 21 if the 20th is a Sunday. This time, it is Monday, January 20.
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It’s a busy one, starting with a service at St. John’s Episcopal Church, which was built in 1815 and has long been the site of such inaugural events around 8 a.m. ET, per USA Today.
Music and keynotes will follow at approximately 9:30 a. m. ET, according to USA Today.
The swearing-in ceremony will follow, taking place at the United States Capitol at noon. “The terms of the president and vice president will end at noon on January 20,” according to the National Constitution Center. Carrie Underwood will also sing her final version of America the Beautiful.
Due to extreme cold weather, Trump said in a post on Truth Social, that it would be moved indoors.
“Therefore, I have ordered that the inauguration address, in addition to prayers and speeches, be delivered in the rotunda of the United States Capitol, like the one used by Ronald Reagan in 1985, also because of the very cold weather,” he said. .
After that is the official farewell to the former president, Joe Biden, and the vice-president, Kamala Harris.
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Trump will then head to the President’s Chambers, near the Senate Chamber, where it is classic to sign nomination papers.
After the ceremony in the signing room, there will be a luncheon hosted through the Joint Committee of the Congress on Opening Ceremonies (JCCIC). Trump will then kick off the presidential parade, which stretches from the Capitol down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House, with a tour of the troops.
The parade will now take place indoors at 3 p. m. And, according to USA Today. We will open Capital One Arena on Monday to view this historic occasion LIVE and host the Presidential Parade. “I will sign up for the crowd at Capital One after my inauguration,” Trump said in his Truth Social message.
After the parade and a signing ceremony in the Oval Office, Trump will attend three inaugural balls: the Commander in Chief’s Ball, the Liberty Inaugural Ball and the Starlight Ball. He is expected to comment on all three in a press release.
The White House YouTube channel will livestream the event, which you can watch on the day at nationalpost.com.
This year, the two dates coincide, as MLK Jr. Day is commemorated on the third Monday in January. The last time this happened was in 2013, at Barack Obama’s second inauguration. The only other time was in 1997, Bill Clinton’s second term as president of the United States. MLK Jr. Day became a national holiday in 1986.
Coincidentally, this year Opening Day also falls on “Blue Monday”, a term coined in 2005 by the British company Sky Travel to refer to the most miserable day of the year.
It is short, simple, administered through the Supreme Court’s chief justice (John Roberts since 2005) and repeated through the president-elect. Pursuant to Article II, Section I of the United States Constitution, it reads: “I (name) solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will do it to the best of my ability. Array preserve, protect and protect the Constitution of the United States Then I, God.
The Presidential Inaugural Platform will host approximately 1,400 inaugural guests, including members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, Supreme Court justices, former presidents, as well as Trump and his vice president. President, J. D. Vance, and their families.
Elon Musk, Trump’s best friend and Tesla CEO, will be in attendance, MSNBC reported, along with Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos.
Foreign visitors and dignitaries do not participate in the debates, however, according to the Times of India, Trump’s second inauguration could feature only a number of right-wing world leaders, including Italy’s Georgia Meloni. On Thursday, Meloni told a press convention in Rome that she would “gladly participate” if her schedule allowed it, The Guardian reported.
A spokesperson for Argentinian President Javier Milei confirmed to CBS News that the leader was planning to attend.
Trump has also invited Xi Jinping to the event, reports The Associated Press. But the Chinese leader is unlikely to attend. However, Vice-President Han Zheng will be in attendance, which will be a first for a senior member of the Chinese government, BBC reported.
Who will perform at Trump’s inauguration?
According to the Associated Press, country music star Carrie Underwood will perform America the Beautiful at the inauguration, and other performers will accompany two of the president-elect’s musical favorites, country singer Lee Greenwood and opera singer Christopher Macchio.
Trump’s last inauguration featured the less prominent Toby Keith, 3 Doors Down and The Piano Guys, while other very prominent people (Elton John, The Beach Boys, Charlotte Church, Celine Dion, etc. ) have been reported to have He asked them and they refused.
According to the JCCIC website, the theme of the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies is “Our Enduring Democracy: A Constitutional Promise,” recognizing “the Founders’ commitment to future generations of Americans to preserve the continuity and stability of our democratic system of government.”
Oui. Il will be a grassroots march on Jan. 18, organized through a coalition of feminist organizations including Abortion Action Now, SisterSong, Planned Parenthood, National Women’s Law Center, and Women’s March. The National Action Network, under the leadership of its president. and the founder, Rev. Al Sharpton, will host a rally on MLK Jr. Day/Inauguration Day. And some Washington citizens have reportedly gotten rid of their Airbnb listings over the weekend in protest against Trump.
He did, marking the first time an incumbent skipped his successor’s inauguration since Andrew Johnson refused to attend Ulysses S. Grant’s first inauguration in 1869. Or as the JCCIC puts it somewhat delicately: “This tradition has endured, with few exceptions, since 1837, when Martin Van Buren and Andrew Jackson rode together in a carriage made from wood taken from the U.S.S. Constitution.”
Immediately. Trump said he plans to issue a series of executive orders on the “first day” of the new administration, which is Monday. Although there is no sign that he agrees with the concept of establishing a “small office” in the Capitol on Inauguration Day, as his presidential campaign had planned, upon his return to the White House, he will do so without delay. He made his call for more than one hundred documents, on topics such as border security, immigration (and deportation) and the economy. And yes, that can come with the risk of 25% price lists for Canadian imports.
Yes. On Saturday, January 18, there will be a presidential reception and fireworks at Trump National Golf Club in Virginia. There will also be a cabinet reception and a vice presidential dinner.
Sunday’s occasions will come with a wreath-laying rite at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery and, in another atmosphere, Trump’s “MAGA Victory Rally” at the Capital One Arena in Washington. There will also be a candlelight dinner.
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